Hey! I heard you wanted a Low-Carb Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole. Well, good news:
Chicken bacon ranch casserole
Plenty of trios are worthy of praise. Earth, Wind & Fire, perhaps, or the Jonas Brothers. What about Chicken, Bacon & Ranch?
This Low-Carb Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole will bring these three starring ingredients to the front of your mind next time someone asks you to “Name a better trio.” I’ll wait.
Low-carb chicken bacon ranch casserole
While it’s not perfectly easy to define what “low-carb” means in any given context, but for a pasta dish, 22g/serving (along with 46g of protein!) seems to work pretty well in a carb-conscious nutrition plan.
Chicken bacon ranch casserole ingredients
Where many chicken bacon ranch dishes come along with a substantial fat count due to bacon, butter, and ranch, this casserole elegantly dodges those concerns thanks to the combination of greek yogurt and almond milk. I promise it doesn’t leave any flavor behind!
Here’s the ingredient breakdown:
- Banza Penne Pasta
- shredded chicken
- plain greek yogurt
- ranch seasoning mix
- unsweetened almond milk
- low fat mozzarella cheese
- bacon
- Optional: chopped green onions & hot sauce
Substitution ideas
- any kind of pasta
- your preferred milk
- any kind of cheese
- extra bacon, cheese, or ranch!
How to make chicken bacon ranch casserole
This recipe is EASY. Here's what you have to do:
- Prepare all ingredients by separately cooking the pasta, chicken, and bacon.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine the greek yogurt, almond milk, ranch seasoning, half of the bacon, and half of the cheese in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Add the cooked pasta and shredded chicken to the sauce mixture. Stir until chicken and pasta are coated completely.
- Pour the pasta mixture into the casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and bacon evenly across the top of the casserole.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
- Top with green onions, hot sauce, and enjoy!
- To portion, divide into 6ths; for a more exact portion measurement, divide total food weight (not including dish) by 6
How to store casserole
This casserole keeps well in the fridge; I’ve kept it in Tupperware containers and even in the original pan, covered with tin foil.
How to reheat casserole
Either the microwave or the oven will get this dish hot and ready for you to enjoy all over again.
What goes with chicken bacon and ranch casserole?
This is a pretty substantial meal in itself, but it can also sit nicely on a plate with some fresh vegetables or a salad and not be out of place.
Is chicken bacon ranch casserole healthy?
I always find myself addressing this question in the same way: it depends on what you mean! For me, this chicken bacon ranch casserole absolutely fits well within a healthy nutrition plan, which is especially great considering the “comfort food” nature of this meal.
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Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
Equipment
- oven
- casserole dish
Ingredients
- 8 oz box of Banza Penne Pasta 16 oz cooked
- 1.5 lbs shredded chicken cooked
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoon packet ranch seasoning mix (or one packet)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup low fat mozzarella cheese
- 6 pieces bacon cooked
- Optional: chopped green onions hot sauce
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients by separately cooking the pasta, chicken, and bacon.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine the greek yogurt, almond milk, ranch seasoning, half of the bacon, and half of the cheese in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Add the cooked pasta and shredded chicken to the sauce mixture. Stir until chicken and pasta are coated completely.
- Pour the pasta mixture into the casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and bacon evenly across the top of the casserole.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
- Top with green onions, hot sauce, and enjoy!
- To portion, divide into 6ths; for a more exact portion measurement, divide total food weight (not including dish) by 6.
Notes
To make dairy-free: Use a dairy-free yogurt and cheese.
You can get shredded chicken by buying rotisserie chicken or baking chicken and shredding yourself.
You can use any kind of bacon, milk, and cheese you prefer
Christy says
Made this for the first time this week. I really enjoyed it. My husband said he wishes there was more sauce but I thought it tasted fine! I’ll probably make it more “saucy” for him though and see how it is.
Jordan Smith says
For a more "saucy" dish, add in some extra greek yogurt or milk. Or even some queso would be fun!
Sarah says
Love this recipe! It’s super simple and feels like comfort food. I have added in some broccoli for extra veggies a few times and that worked really well too.
Melissa J. says
This is not something I’d ever expect to be healthy, but Jordo finds a way to make this not only tasty, filling and healthy! This is so easy to make and has a lot of flavor!
Joanna McBee says
This is probably my all time favorite recipe! My family absolutely loves it. I made it for a game night with friends and everyone there really liked it too!
Lindsey Watson says
So good! Hubby isn’t fooled by “healthy” recipes and he always goes back for seconds on this one. So yummy!!
Jordan Smith says
The husbands SWEAR by this recipe & I love it.🥳
Alaina says
This is sooo yummy!! I added some green onions and parsley to the bake as well and it was sooo good. I will definitely be doubling it next time !!
Jordan Smith says
I love your idea of adding extra green onions and parsley!
Cari says
I love how quick and easy this meal is while still having tons of flavor! Family fav!
Jessica Wolpe says
I made this using the pulled rotisserie chicken from Costco. So good! And incredibly quick and easy!
Christina W. says
If you have not made this you should for sure give it a try!! It’s absolutely delicious, I tried it with different types of bacon (turkey, pork, etc.) came out great!!
Monica says
Love Jordos world & her recipes! This was delicious!
Jordan Smith says
Thank you so much for the encouragement! So happy you enjoy the recipes.
Angie elston says
Made this tonight for my family full of picky eaters and it was a hit! The only thing I changed was I used turkey bacon. Can’t wait to have some of the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Kelly says
Sooooo delicious and easy to make. Husband and toddler approved 🙂 and one serving keeps me super full!
Traci says
Hi. I made this today but it turned out pretty dry. Is that normal? I double checked all the ingredients and definitely followed through correctly so I’m confused at the outcome. Help? Thanks!
Jordan Smith says
Hi Traci! I'm wondering if you used the correct amount of pasta? I once made the mistake of using a 12 oz box of pasta instead of 8 oz and that definitely made the casserole more dry (though I just added some milk and greek yogurt the next time I made with more pasta). I also know sometimes when regular pasta is used instead of chickpea pasta, the ratio will be a little off. Any chance the pasta might have been the issue?
Alli says
Love this recipe!! So easy to make and works perfect for leftovers for lunch!
Alyssa says
My entire family loves this recipe! One of my kids favorites!